Subject:Re: Anyone watching the Opening Ceremony of Beijing Olympics?

Subject:Re: Anyone watching the Opening Ceremony of Beijing Olympics?

Written By:danootaandmeon08/09/08 at 5:10 am

I saw it. Pretty spectacular. Much better than Bjork and that whole Greek whatever that was. I like to see how the athletes are dressed for the grand procession. I am constantly dismayed at the attire of the U.S.A, and once again that is the case. Ralph Lauren designed them all to look like Thurston Howell III.

http://heykidscomics.com/blog_04170601.jpg

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Written By:80sTrivMeisteron08/09/08 at 10:05 am

Thurstson Howell... ;D

The USA sartorial blunder aside, I thought the opening ceremony was beyond spectacular! Some unforgettable images. I was in awe during the whole procession!!! :)

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Written By:Foo Baron08/09/08 at 11:17 pm

Hey Kid. Your flag's upside down. You know, as in, flying your own flag upside down as an internationally-recognized sign of distress. Just because the commentators don't want to mention it, and just because everyone else in the Chinese team was too scared to fix it (after all, maybe it was supposed to be upside-down, the kid did just survive a massive earthquake), doesn't mean the entire world didn't see it and wonder who the heck signed off on that... or simply shrug their shoulders at what passes for quality control in China.

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Written By:MLBon08/11/08 at 11:44 pm

oh, ooops. Missed the opening ceremony to appease the small one in my house. However, I am watching gymnastics whenever I can catch it on...after biking, swimming, boxing, badminton, oh the list goes on.

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Written By:Shacks Trainon08/12/08 at 12:06 am

badminton????Why isn't Bowling on the list???

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Written By:Philip Enoon08/12/08 at 1:35 am

Why isn't Bowling on the list???

Ten Pin or Crown Green?

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Written By:Philip Enoon08/12/08 at 9:51 am

A pretty girl who won national fame after singing at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games was only miming.

I had a strong feeling of miming going on at the Olympic Ceremony. For the pianist Lang Lang had a young child at the piano with him and the child's playing on the keys were not noticeable on the sound. And the grand piano was shaking on the stage as if it was empty of the inner frame and strings.

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Written By:danootaandmeon08/12/08 at 3:59 pm

A pretty girl who won national fame after singing at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games was only miming. .

The explanation they gave is just soooooo wrong.

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Written By:Philip Enoon08/12/08 at 4:10 pm

The explanation they gave is just soooooo wrong.The changed the young girl for a prettier one ?

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Written By:Philip Enoon08/12/08 at 4:15 pm

What is this "footstep fireworks" that turned out to be CGI?

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Written By:coqueta83on08/12/08 at 10:47 pm

I watched about the first 40 minutes or so of the opening ceremony....I thought they did an amazing job. I wished I could've watched more but I still wasn't feeling good at the time and headed right back to bed.

Subject:Re: Anyone watching the Opening Ceremony of Beijing Olympics?

Written By:Foo Baron08/12/08 at 10:58 pm

08:08;08;08 has passed.The fireworks have already started

And so have the Blue Screens of Death.

Olympic FAIL!

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Written By:nallyon08/13/08 at 2:55 pm

Oh yes, I watched it here! Loved it! 8)

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Written By:danootaandmeon08/13/08 at 7:51 pm

So the pretty girl lip synced, and now it seems three of the gymnasts were underage....

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Written By:karenon08/13/08 at 9:04 pm

So the pretty girl lip synced, and now it seems three of the gymnasts were underage....

well they were debating that in the prelims weren't they?

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Written By:Philip Enoon08/14/08 at 3:24 am

So the pretty girl lip synced, and now it seems three of the gymnasts were underage....What age is underage?

For Team GB had a diver at 14 years old (still a schoolboy) and he finished last.

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Written By:bookmistress4everon08/14/08 at 3:55 am

What age is underage?

For Team GB had a diver at 14 years old (still a schoolboy) and he finished last.

Minimum age is supposed to be 16. http://www.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/07/28/olympics.age.ap/index.html

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Written By:bookmistress4everon08/14/08 at 4:02 am

What age is underage?

For Team GB had a diver at 14 years old (still a schoolboy) and he finished last.

That is curious. Even on the official Olympics website, he is listed as 14. I wonder why nobody is having a cow about him?http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/2/225172.shtml

Oh! I guess it is because they knew he wasn't even in the run (or diving as it were) for any medals whatsoever, and this is more-or-less practice/life experience. http://en.beijing2008.cn/news/sports/headlines/diving/n214432826.shtml

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Written By:bookmistress4everon08/14/08 at 4:07 am

Speaking of diving/swimming events, have you seen the building that these events take place? As I was looking for information, I found these pictures which are really cool. Hey it doesn't take much to impress me anymore.

Building at nighthttp://images.beijing2008.cn/20080130/Img214242707.jpg

Building during dayhttp://images.beijing-2008.org/20070508/Img214069707.jpg

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Written By:GoodRedShirton08/14/08 at 4:09 am

Those are the same image.

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Written By:bookmistress4everon08/14/08 at 4:16 am

Those are the same image.

lol yeah I realized that after I posted, so I went back and fixed it. :P

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Written By:karenon08/14/08 at 2:22 pm

The age limit of 16 applies to gymnasts. there is no 'official' Olympic age limit; only age limits set by the International federation of any particular sport

http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_122.pdf

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Written By:Foo Baron08/14/08 at 10:15 pm

So the pretty girl lip synced, and now it seems three of the gymnasts were underage....

"Why don't all of you have a seat right over there..." - Chris Hansen, American gymnastics judge, Vancouver 2012.